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Sharing resources

One of the realities I have faced over the last year is that I was pretty uneducated in the area of health in general.  We tend to think we are educated about health, but mostly we can repeat 30 second sound bits from TV or a couple facts from a two paragraph article off of Yahoo! Health.  Actually, this is a good resource, but you have to dig a bit to separate the wheat from the chaff. 

A key to success is to begin to educate yourself in the area of exercise and eating.  I know, my personal mantra is "eat less, exercise more".  However, there are a couple of things to fine tune in that whole area.

So, without further ado, here are three sites that I have I found in the last year that I use over and over. 

Runnersworld.com - This is not just for runners.  It has tons of information on diet, treating injuries, aches, and pains, stretching, and other areas related to health.  I find that the information is well researched and interesting.  This has become my personal #1 resource area. 

Get Fit Slowly - Great site, practical advice, general motivation.  Two regular 30 something year old guys decided to get into shape.  They share their experiences and learning on their blog and have the occasional guest blogger.  They post often.  They also have a long list of links on the lower right hand side of their blog.  

Burn the Fat - This blog is done by Tom Venuto, a body builder.  He sells stuff and is pretty shameless about it.  However, he also has good information on his site and links to many other sites.  He also has a long list of web sites and blogs, mostly focused on body building.  Since the focus of bodybuilding is to loss fat and  build muscle, the fundamentals are practical for those that, well, want to loss fat and build muscle.  I find that here I need to be a bit more discerning, but the effort is well worth it. 

There is more than enough info and links through these sites to keep a person busy for the rest of the year! 

Good reading and research as you educate yourself in the art of managing your body.

Looking ahead to 2009

As we get to the point of turning over the pages on the calendar to 2009, I have reflected on the future of this blog. 

And, here is what I think.  I think I want to use this place to serve and help others.  So, the plans for the this blog are simple.  I think that there are ALOT of people that would love to get rid of about 50 pounds and this blog is pointed towards them.  People, who like me, always saw that goal as to tough, to distant, did not have enough time, or know how to make it a reality. 

This blog wants to focus on helping people be both happier with themselves and healthier. 

There will (probably) be weekly posts, about four post each month.

One will deal with exercises ideas (burning calories).

One will deal with eating issues (calorie intake).

One will deal with motivation (Keep moving in the right direction... please!)

One will deal with other resources on the web (pointing to other places to explore). 

Of course, there will be some overlap and of course there will be weeks missed and of course, I will toss things in that do not fit neatly into the pattern.  But, hey, this is my blog, so I plan to take a bit of license when I need to:)

So, here is to a happier and healthier 2009.  Please feel free to invite others to look at this space.  I hope that it will make a difference!